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时空
shí kōng
Meaning
- time and place
- (physics) space-time
Definition
时间和空间的总称，亦指宇宙的时空结构。
The totality of time and space; also refers to the space-time structure of the universe.
Usage
常用于描述物理学的时空概念，或科幻作品中特定的时空环境，也可用于比喻意义的场景。
Commonly used to describe the physical concept of space-time, specific space-time settings in sci-fi, or metaphorically.
Examples
- 1 爱因斯坦的相对论改变了我们对时空的理解。 (Einstein's theory of relativity changed our understanding of space-time.)
- 2 科幻电影中，主角穿越时空回到了过去。 (In the sci-fi movie, the protagonist traveled through time and space to the past.)
- 3 在这个古老的建筑里，仿佛时空凝固了。 (In this ancient building, it feels as if time and space have frozen.)
- 4 他们正在研究时空扭曲的可能性。 (They are studying the possibility of space-time warping.)
- 5 互联网打破了地域限制，实现了时空的压缩。 (The internet breaks geographical barriers, achieving a compression of time and space.)
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